Les Cimes du Mercantour takes place on Sun, Aug 1, 2027 in Breil-sur-Roya, France. The main route is 112 km.
- Date
- Sun, Aug 1, 2027
- Start
- Breil-sur-Roya 🇫🇷
- Distance
- 112 km
- Climbing
- 2,821 m
- Level
- Open to all
This cyclosportive starts and finishes in Breil-sur-Roya and features a 112 km mountain route through the Roya and Bévéra valleys, including the Col de Brouis and Col de Turini.
What would it take you?
Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.
Estimated finish
5:45–6:55
Peak-week training
6–8 h/week
A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.
IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal
Your road to race day
Race day at Les Cimes du Mercantour is 47 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base35 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – May 9, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · May 10, 2027 – Jun 20, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Jun 21, 2027 – Jul 11, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Jul 12, 2027 – Jul 25, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jul 26, 2027 – Aug 1, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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